Anyone shot a Remington 552?
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:27 pm
Has anyone owned or shot a Remington 552, which apparently shoots both .22LR and .22Short? After some internet reading, I'm thinking this might be the .22 rifle for me.
I just bought a Ruger 10/22 at Academy this week, haven't shot it yet, but kind of having buyer's remourse already. My thought was to buy the 10/22 (cheapest version they had), add one of those ultra lite Magnum Research graphite barrels and a slick target stock and make it into a little mini tack driver. Then I got home and opened up the 10/22 for inspection and pre-cleaning ... yikes, that little gun kind of a pain to put back together - the charging handle assembly and that long thin recoil spring were giving me fits. And I was disappointed with the new plastic trigger group - one of the pins kept sliding out on its own - almost lost the darn lil thing twice.
Anyway, my history with 22s begins and ends with my grandpa's ol' Winchester 74 in .22 short. If they still made this rifle I would just buy a new one today.I just got the firing pin fixed on this rifle, and realize that I probably need to take it easy on the ol girl. This is the easiest rifle to disassemble and clean I've ever owned - push the finger-size spring-loaded bolt retaining pin, slide out the bolt assembly, remove the buttstock ammo tube and you've field stripped it. That simple. Even taking it down to the core parts is only a few more steps and about 5 screws - the trigger and guard come off, the buttstock ammo tube guide comes out, and the barrel/receiver assembly pops off.
The Remington 552 seems the closest thing I can find to the old Winchester 74 - ammo tube up front under barrel, appears to be a nice man-size construction with a real polished wood stock and bright polished blued barrel and receiver. I also like the solid feel of the Browning SA22, but it is a bit smaller and pricier.
So I'm just looking for feedback on anyone who's used a 552. Likes/dislikes? Or any other recommended .22 rifles?
I just bought a Ruger 10/22 at Academy this week, haven't shot it yet, but kind of having buyer's remourse already. My thought was to buy the 10/22 (cheapest version they had), add one of those ultra lite Magnum Research graphite barrels and a slick target stock and make it into a little mini tack driver. Then I got home and opened up the 10/22 for inspection and pre-cleaning ... yikes, that little gun kind of a pain to put back together - the charging handle assembly and that long thin recoil spring were giving me fits. And I was disappointed with the new plastic trigger group - one of the pins kept sliding out on its own - almost lost the darn lil thing twice.
Anyway, my history with 22s begins and ends with my grandpa's ol' Winchester 74 in .22 short. If they still made this rifle I would just buy a new one today.I just got the firing pin fixed on this rifle, and realize that I probably need to take it easy on the ol girl. This is the easiest rifle to disassemble and clean I've ever owned - push the finger-size spring-loaded bolt retaining pin, slide out the bolt assembly, remove the buttstock ammo tube and you've field stripped it. That simple. Even taking it down to the core parts is only a few more steps and about 5 screws - the trigger and guard come off, the buttstock ammo tube guide comes out, and the barrel/receiver assembly pops off.
The Remington 552 seems the closest thing I can find to the old Winchester 74 - ammo tube up front under barrel, appears to be a nice man-size construction with a real polished wood stock and bright polished blued barrel and receiver. I also like the solid feel of the Browning SA22, but it is a bit smaller and pricier.
So I'm just looking for feedback on anyone who's used a 552. Likes/dislikes? Or any other recommended .22 rifles?